Carbondale Reporter

Williamson County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 14.

Here is the minutes provided by the board:

The Williamson County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday January 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Williamson County Administrative Building Boardroom, Marion, Illinois, in a regular meeting of the Williamson County Board of Commissioners with the following members present:

Jim Marlo, Chairman 

Brent Gentry, Commissioner 

Ron Ellis, Commissioner

Attest: Amanda Barnes, County Clerk and Recorder

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Jim Marlo, approving RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-14-01 REVOLVING LOAN FUND SCOPE CHANGE RESOLUTION. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-14-02 RESOLUTION FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER THE ILLINOIS HIGHWAY CODE. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Jim Marlo, approving RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-14-03 RESOLUTION REQUESTING CONSENT FROM IDOT TO TRANSFER COUNTY MOTOR FUEL TAX FUNDS. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Discussion had with Greg Smothers, County Engineer, on road work that will need to be done in the Thompsonville area due to Mach Mine moving underground panels. There is a gas line in the area that will need to be worked around and they anticipate the road being closed down until the work is complete.

Kelly Fenton, REDCO Executive Director, was here to give a presentation on the overview of what REDCO does within the community.

Ron Ellis, made a motion to bid accounting services. Motion died due to lack of a second.

Discussion had on Recycling Program. The Recycling dumpsters from Republic Services will be removed January 15-17.

Update given on Whiteash. A meeting will be setup soon to meet with leaders of Pittsburg on the possibility of them taking over the sewer system.

Discussion had on the squad cars for the Sheriff’s office. Sheriff Vick has 7 squads that need disposed of. Commissioner Marlo will talk to Sheriff Vick on what he would like to do with old squads.

Discussion had on Walkers Bluff. Meeting will be setup with Jackson County to come up with a host community agreement. No action taken.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Ron Ellis, approving quotes from CDS Office Technologies for new switches in the amount of $4,480.87 and $1,203.99 that will be paid for out of the Supervisor of Assessments GIS Fund. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving quote from CDS Office Technologies for new rack station, ethernet adapter, and hard drive in he amount of $7,103.29. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Ron Ellis, approving ORDINANCE NO. 20-01-14-01 AN AMENDED ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CIVIL FEES AND CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC ASSESSMENTS TO BE CHARGED BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving Animal Control Intergovernmental Agreement between Williamson County and the City of Hurst. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving Animal Control Intergovernmental Agreement between Williamson County and the Village of Stonefort. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving Animal Control Intergovernmental Agreement between Williamson County and the Village of Spillertown. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Discussion had on building permits. Tabled.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving minutes for November 27, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving minutes for December 10, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving minutes for December 18, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving minutes for December 20, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry, approving minutes for December 31, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry to keep the following Executive Session minutes closed: May 4, 2010; July 1, 2010; July 20, 2010; November 22, 2010; March 22, 2011; July 15, 2011; July 18, 2011; September 1, 2011; February 14, 2012; January 8, 2013; April 2, 2013; Dec ember 15, 2014; January 21, 2015; March 22, 2017; May 24, 2017; January 10, 2018; February 13, 2018; July 31, 2019. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

The following reports were accepted:

Public Defender Reports

Williamson County Clerk Vital Records Semi Annual Report

Williamson County Clerk Mobile Home Trust Account Semi Annual Report Williamson County Clerk Real Estate Trust Account Semi Annual Report Williamson County Clerk Fees Account Semi Annual Report

Williamson County Clerk Vital Records Annual Report

Williamson County Clerk Mobile Home Trust Account Annual Report Williamson County Clerk Real Estate Trust Account Annual Report

Williamson County Clerk Fees Account Annual Report

Williamson County Clerk Vital Records Monthly Report-November 2019 Williamson County Clerk Mobile Home Trust Monthly Report-November 2019 Williamson County Clerk Real Estate Trust Monthly Report-November 2019 Williamson County Clerk Fees Account Monthly Report-November 2019 General Fund Report-November 2019

General Fund Report-December 2019

Motion made by Jim Marlo and seconded by Ron Ellis, approving RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-14-04 CROSSWALK COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY BOARD APPOINTMENT FOR RON MITCHELL AND BRENT GENTRY. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Abstain; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present and two voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Jim Marlo, approving RESOLUTION NO. 20-01-14-05 WILLIAMSON COUNTY JOINT EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM BOARD APOINTMENT FOR RON ELLIS. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Abstain. All members present and two voting Yea; motion carried.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Ron Ellis, approving Travel Reimbursement for Greg Smothers in the amount of $854.28 Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Beverly Yackey, citizen of Williamson County, was present to question the auditing services of Hudgens & Meyer, LLC.

Motion made by Ron Ellis and seconded by Brent Gentry to recess and reconvene until 1:15 p.m. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

Reconvene meeting at 1:25 p.m.

Jim Marlo-Present Brent Gentry-Present Ron Ellis-Present

Representatives from Buy A Farm were present to go over how their business works and to answer any questions from Commissioners about the sale of real estate. No action taken.

Motion made by Brent Gentry and seconded by Ron Ellis adjourning meeting. Roll call vote was taken as follows: Jim Marlo, Yea; Brent Gentry, Yea; Ron Ellis, Yea. All members present voting Yea; motion carried.

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